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DeLANEY v. THOMPSON

982 S.W.2d 857 (1998)

Robert L. DeLANEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brook THOMPSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. DeLaney, Nashville, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Nashville, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Nashville, Michael W. Catalano, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, for Defendants-Appellees.

OPINION

DAVIS, Chief Justice, Special Supreme Court.

In this case, we are invited to decide whether the Tennessee Plan for election of appellate judges, codified as Title 17, Chapter 4 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, is unconstitutional for a variety of reasons, but most particularly because it contemplates "retention elections" for incumbent appellate judges. In general, the Tennessee Plan provides that an incumbent appellate judge may run for reelection...

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